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measuring device, and ancillary instruments necessary at the time of Exam

Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine was the symbol of the Free
French, both to recall the perseverance of Joan of Arc, whose symbol it had been, and as
an answer to the Nazi swastika
. THe naval and air forces of the Free French had a bow flag displaying the French colors
with a red cross of Lorraine, and a cockade, which also featured the cross of Lorraine

THE HELBROS STORY
In 1913, when only the relatively well-to-do could afford a timepiece, Helbros was created
by the Helbein Brothers. The middle class Swiss
German watchmakers goal was to manufacture quality timepieces affordable to the working
public. Throughout the 20's and 30's, Helbros
became a household name and by the 40's and WWII, Helbros was supplying watches to
American Forces and a major promoter of the War Bond efforts of the United States.

WWII WOMAN IN ACTION

[1917 WWI RED CROSS MILITARY WATCH]

THUS, AS STATED, THE SUCCESSFUL HELBROS EFFORTS
FORMED THE FOUNDATION FOR TREMENDOUS SALE
S THAT INCLUDED A WIDE VARIETY OF THE USA WATCH NEEDY PROFESSIONS: FROM NURSES, MEDICS,
DOCTORS,
OFFICE WORKERS AND BOMBER PILOTS, TO THOSE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE US LEND-LEASE
PROGRAM

THESE EFFORTS WOULD NEARLY CAUSE A SCANDAL INVOLVING HELBROS, THE
GERMANS
AND THE SOVIET UNION. MONEY WOULD DEVELOP DEVELOPED FOR A WHILE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE
BELOW SCREEN SHOT

extract from a book about Helbros and money "channeling" in WW2:

HELBROS, WITH THE INDUSTRIES LARGEST RADIO AND
PRINT ADVERTISING DEPARTMENTS,
THEIR WASHINGTON AND CAPITOL CONTACTS AND INDUSTRY POWER, WOULD BECOME
ONE OF THE LOUDEST PROMOTERS OF WAR BONDS AND STAMPS AND..

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NOTE THE CROSS OF LORRAINE.
THIS IS FIRST HELBROS WITH BLACK CROSS
MOST WERE RED

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EVEN AS THE WAR WOUND DOWN, HELBROS KEPT THEIR EYES ON THE PRISE
BY CONVERTING THEIR MARKING PROGRAM BACK TO THE POPULOUS WITH THE FIRST EVER RADIO QUIZ
PROGRAM!

Quick as a
Flash was a 30-minute radio quiz program which featured drama segments with guest actors
from radio detective shows. Created by director
Richard Lewis and emcee Ken Roberts, the program debuted over the Mutual Network on
Sunday, July 16, 1944. Sponsored by the Helbros Watch
Company, the show was produced by Lewis and Bernard J. Prockter with scripts by Gene Wang.
Music was by Ray Bloch and the Helbros Orchestra.

Six contestants
from the studio audience competed for cash and other prizes. Clues were presented in the
form of dramatic sketches covering such
subjects as current events, movies, books and historical situations. With a buzzer, a
contestant could interrupt at any time to submit an answer

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CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

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THE FRENCH MILITARY & FREE FRENCH FORCE
1939-1945

Flag
of France

Standard
Kingdom of France

Free French Cross of Lorraine,

Free French "RF"
emblem.

Free French Naval Ensign

French flag w/Cross of
Lorraine,

WE CHOSE BROWN GATOR/CROC GRAIN LEATHER YOU
MAY REQUEST DIFFERENT COLOR OR STRAP
BE SURE YOU DO BEFORE YOU INVEST

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FREE FRENCH WWII

France, along with the United Kingdom, was one of
the first participants in World War II after declaring war on Germany following its
invasion of Poland in 1939.
After the Phony War from 1939 to 1940, the Germans conducted a brilliant campaign in the
Low Countries and, in the Battle of France, managed to inflict defeat
on the Allied forces. France formally surrendered to Germany and Italywho invaded in
late campaignon 25 June 1940, and a collaborationist government, the
French State, was established. On 18 June 1940, as an answer to P?tain's own June 17
appeal to "cease the fight" and to obey him on the French national radio,
Charles de Gaulle gave a memorable speech to the French people on the English speaking
London emitting BBC Radio, telling them that "France has lost a battle,
but France has not lost the war" (the battle of France and World War II
respectively). De Gaulle did not recognize the legitimacy of the Vichy government
and went on to found the Free France (La France Libre) as the true government of France.

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A GREAT SIZE AT 32.7 MM ACROSS W/O CROWN

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France and the United Kingdom were the first to
declare war after Germany invaded Poland in 1939. In a lightening, successful campaign
from the Low Countrie
s to the Battle of France, Germany inflicted defeat on the Allied forces
[FRANCE-BRITIAN-BELGIUM]. France surrendered in June of 1940 and formed a
collaborating government -- headed by P?tain -- titled "The French State"
and known as the Vichy government. Right after the French Government surrender,
P?tain went on French National Radio to appeal to units still battling the Germans to obey
him and "cease the fight". Within days of P?tain's speech, Charles de
Gaulle, a French officer who would become a Free French Brigadier General and then French
President after the war, with the backing of Winston Churchill,
gave what would become a historical speech to the French people on BBC Radio. De Gaulle
focused on bolstering French pride by informing his fellow citizen
s that "France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war".

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NEW CRYSTAL FULL RESTORATION
WHILE KEEPING EXACT AS WAS

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CASE BACK SHOWS MADE IN FRANCE
RARE HELBROS
MADE IN FRANCE
LANDAU CASE WHICH WAS ONE OF LARGEST CASES
[OF THE PERIOD]

1944/45 AVIA AS 1194 MOVEMENT
W/REAL SWEEPS & INCABLOC

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DE GAUL

Once again, with backing of Winston Churchill, he
formed both the Free France Government (La France Libre) and the Free French Forces
[NOTE: PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND STALIN DID NOT HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN NOR DID THEY BACK DE
GAUL- YET DE GAULE WOULD TRIUMPH.]

The Free French forces included soldiers rescued
from Dunkirk as well as units of the Foreign Legion. Free French Generals recruited
additional
Free French forces from the French Colonial Empire. They chose French Nationals &
Natives from tropical African colonies. French Algeria
and Morocco supplied men from their native populations. Senegal in French West Africa
provided conscripts. Even Tahitians were recruited
and served with distinction. With Allied success in the French Colonial strong-hold of
North Africa, the Free French troop strength grew.
De Gaulle rallied of the Army of Africa and pursued the fight against the Axis in
multiple campaigns until the Free French Forces would have
the opportunity to participate in the invasion of Italy and assist in the occupation of
France and Germany. In fact, the battles fought during
WWII in Italy included *120,000 French Colonial Forces that made history and were, in many
cases, the major difference in the defeat of the
Germans in Italy. 1/4 of the forces died or were injured, 2000 went missing in
action. .

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GREAT PIECE FOR CONVERSATIONS
COVERS THE GREATEST FRENCH FREE FORCES BATTLES & OPERATIONS

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Capitaine de corvette Thierry d'Argenlieu

Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu was a priest, diplomat
and French Navy officer and important co-founder and leader in the Free French Government
& Forces
. Eventually he became an admiral in charge of French Colonial Administration in
Indochina. It was Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu who suggested the adoptio
n of the Cross of Lorraine as a symbol of the Free French, both to recall the perseverance
of Joan of Arc, whose symbol it had been, and as an answer to the
Na-zi swas-tika. In July 1940, Vice Admiral ?mile Muselier, chief of the naval and air
forces of the Free French, created the bow flag displaying the
French colors with a red cross of Lorraine, and a cockade, which also featured the Cross
of Lorraine On 23 October 1944, the United States,
Britain and the Soviet Union officially recognized De Gaulle's Free French as the
provisional government of France; which would become the Fourt
h Republic in 1946. The French, both free and collaborating, had
1,250,000 troops in 10 divisions when the war ended in May of 1945. During
the course of the war, French military losses totaled 212,000 dead, of which 92,000 were
killed through the end of the EUROPEAN campaign
f 1940, 58,000 from 1940 to 1945 in other campaigns, 24,000 lost while serving in the
French resistance, and a further *38,000 lost while serving with the German Army.

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Recruitment in liberated France led to notable
enlargements of the French armies. By the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, France had
1,250,000 troops,
10 divisions of which were fighting in Germany. An expeditionary corps was created to
liberate French Indochina then occupied by the Japanese. During the
course of the war, French military losses totaled 212,000 dead, of which 92,000 were
killed through the end of the campaign of 1940, 58,000 from 1940 to
1945 in other campaigns, 24,000 lost while serving in the French resistance, and a further
38,000 lost while serving with the German Army.

CASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
A GREAT EVERY DAY WATCH
OR DRESS DINNER WATCH

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LOVE THE ORIGINAL SECONDS HAND
AND
THE CROSS OF LORRAINE

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Free French forces were drawn mostly from the
French colonial empire, rather than from metropolitan France. French nationals from the
tropical
African colonies formed a large part of the forces at the beginning, as were nationals
from French Algeria. Later, many combatants were drawn from
the native populations of French colonies. Sixty-five percent were conscripts from French
West Africa, primarily Senegal. Other contingents were natives
of Morocco, Algeria, and Tahiti (the Tahitians served with particular distinction in the
western Sahara). The Free French forces also included units of the Foreign Legion